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How could early UNIX OS comprise so few lines of code?
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How did people get apps on their computer before the Internet?
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Is there still no "digital version of PCBs and ICs" software that all future emulators can use?
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Why didn't early single-chip CPUs support multiplication instructions
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Was AGP only ever used for graphics cards?
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Does the industry continue to produce outdated architecture CPUs with leading-edge process?
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Why weren't audio decoders used to create a makeshift internet in the 70 and 80s?
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49
On what computer did "JUMP" mean "don't jump?"
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40
Distinction between scientific and business computing
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38
Why are assemblers called assemblers?
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36
Why would any "local" video signal be "interlaced" instead of progressive?
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35
Why were nested functions excluded from B and C?
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33
Late 1970s and 6502 chip facilities for operating systems
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30
Why did MacOS Classic choose the colon as a path separator?
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29
Did any software attempt to perform 8086 emulation on the 80286 using LOADALL, in the vein of the later virtual 8086 mode of the 80386?
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How do I find out the REAL title of a given video game?
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26
Did the PDP-8 designers consider a stack?
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25
The Cray 1 used 115 kW of power. How was that much grid power physically delivered to the unit?
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24
Why were there no 32-bit versions of 65xx CPUs, or 64-bit versions of m68k CPUs?
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24
Is there any text to speech program that will run on an 8- or 16-bit CPU?
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22
Why are old CPUs like MOS Technology 6502 and Motorola 68000 considered better for real time systems applications than modern x86 based CPUs?
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21
How much space did the 68000 registers take up?
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21
Was there a Western computer with blatantly missing instructions in the instruction set?
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21
If one tomato had molded, is the rest of the pack safe to eat?
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19
Was memory corruption a common problem in large programs written in assembly language?
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19
How can a Game Boy game "glitch-inherit" the music from a different game like this?
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18
Were all Amigas except for A1000 un-upgradeable OS-wise?
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18
Was the ZX Spectrum used for serious number crunching?
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17
How did humans interact with early computers without screens or sensors?
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Could you manually eject a floppy quick enough to prevent data loss?
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